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Tambopata: Ecolodge Heaven for an adventure Family Trip to Tambopata
Summer seems like the most expected time on our calendars, but it always feels that it comes and goes too quickly, it is indeed a very exciting time for family adventures and you know it.
We are living a life full of choices and planning a family trip does not escape from this reality. Summer came and went, and we were back to the drawing board again.
Did you get to do the trip you first intended or really dreamed of doing?
Maybe some of you got to visit some of the natural wonders in your own country or maybe visited your beloved national parks or sanctuaries, wanting to get closer to unique landscapes and ever-than-ever endangered wildlife.
Here is an idea for an adventure Family trip to Tambopata
But, if you are reading this publication, probably one of your most fancied vacations is to share with your family the excitement of experiencing the wilderness of remote destinations. You want to visit far-off lands, explore and discover pristine outdoors in a unique way. Am I right? -Maybe- you think.
Canopy Tower at Posada Amazonas Lodge – Photo by Carlos Gonzales
In one of the most remote refuges of the Amazon, we find some places with facilities that look like Robinson Crusoe’s tree house, nestled and surrounded by tropical rainforest and its dwellers, where kids of all ages find a special connection. I’m referring to the Rainforest Expeditions’ Amazon jungle lodges in Southeastern Peru, three properties run by this ecotourism company which is on the eve of turning thirty years of sharing their passion and love for the forest and its people.
Kids, and the kids at heart, will be thrilled to see Amazon wildlife like never before, with sightings of new world monkeys, peccaries, and mixed flocks of canopy birds from the comfort of their bedrooms, where they will be also rocked to bed by the sounds of the rainforest.
Howler monkeys on the tree top. View from the canopy tower. Photo by Hugo Cliff
Get inspired by the Amazon of the Tambopata National Reserve
Traveling families enjoy excursions deep in the jungle trails, which take them to bamboo forests, creeks, flooded forests, and beautiful overlooks where they will discover cryptic creatures. Nature’s most wanted show is around the clay licks where macaws, parrots, and parakeets start coming down during dawn to feed on clay. You don’t have to be a kid to get excited about these strenuous birds, everyone enjoys the cacophony these birds produce while learning that conscious tourism can help in the conservation of these threatened species.
While the Ese Eja Native Community became our allies in a joint-venture project: Posada Amazonas. Today, after more than twenty years, it still welcomes families with activities led by native guides, where kids explore and get to learn from them through different excursions based on their cultural heritage.
Kids learn more about the wildlife of Tambopata led by a community member. Photo by Carlos Gonzales
To complete your Amazon experience, you and your family could become discoverers of new species while helping out as citizen scientists. Posada Amazonas is home to the Wired Amazon program which allows you to help researchers unveil new species to the world while having fun exploring the forest in soft-adventure activities. Ready for the ride?
If you are still figuring out how to get to Tambopata what to do and when to travel chat with one of our Amazon experts to tailor the amazing expeditions you are looking for for your family.
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The lodge is located in the middle of the forest accessible only by boat. The experience was very unique and exciting. Service is great, and the fun part are the nature activities and tours the hotel offers for free. We had an amazing tour guide that had a lot of knowledge and was fun to spend time with. The rooms are totally open to the forest which is really cool the struggle is the there is no privacy at all in between the rooms, also food was pretty basic. All together a very unique experience. Read all
This hotel is the perfect blend of comfort and hospitality, with the natural experience. The hotel is reached by a hours boat ride from Puerto Maldonado, expertly organized and accomplished. Most staff are members of the local Esa Ejja community. The food is good and plentiful. Hot water is always available and lovely bedding features mosquito nets. There is of course no air conditioning (one side wall is open in rach room) and the electricity is off for a few hours at night affecting overhead fans, so I was glad to have brought a small battery powered fan for sleeping. But the best of the experience is the wildlife. Our expert guide Oscar Mishaja introduced us to nearly 100 bird species, along with caimans, river otters, poison dart frogs and capybara. A trip of a lifetime. Read all
Excellent experience overall— really kind and welcoming staff at every point of the journey. All transfers were well organized and smooth. Excellent and educational excursions all around the rainforest. Delicious food for every meal. We had wonderful guides- Freet and Alvaro. Enjoyed our time here! Read all
Unbelievable.... Magical Everything I have dreamed of since I was 8 years old but MORE Read all
We had a surreal experience at Refugio Amazonas. From the well organized transportation to the warm welcome, hospitality and the experience of living in nature - we loved it all. Huge shout out to our guide Boris who went out of his way to ensure we had a good experience and got to watch all kinds of wild life. The meals and cocktails were delicious. And even though this place is smack in the middle of the jungle there was super fast WiFi available. We made unforgettable memories. Read all
We had an amazing time in TRC. From the guide, tours, lounge staff, food and room, everything has exceeded our expectation and like an amazing dream came true. We highly recommend to directly book with the lounge website, so that you got a private guide for your group. Special thanks to our guide Saul, who made this experience extra special! We were so impressed by his knowledge about all the animals and the rainforest. Read all
We had an amazing time in TRC. From the guide, tours, lounge staff, food and room, everything has exceeded our expectation and like an amazing dream came true. This is the only lounge available in Tambopata national park, and this eco lounge takes environment seriously. We highly recommend to directly book with the lounge website, so that you got a private guide for your group. Special thanks to our guide Saul, who made this experience extra special! We were so impressed by his knowledge about all the animals and the rainforest. If you are a natural lover, you can’t miss this place Read all
Excellent and luxurious place, wonderful experience and our guide Boris was first class, he had a unique patience with my 8 year old son. An experience in the tropical rainforest that marks the life of its visitors. In addition to the scientific research that takes place in the place: a whole research center. Rooms: Very comfortable and luxuriou Read all
El mejor hotel para visitar la Amazonia peruana. Hotel eco turístico metido en medio de la selva, equipado para visitar y vivir la selva, su flora y fauna, en todas sus facetas. Todo incluido, con guías preparados y amables, resultó una experiencia increíble para mi familia. Dentro de las opciones no se debe perder el Canopy de 45 metros de altura para observar y escuchar la selva, así como el lago de las tres Chimbadas, lugar único para ver caimanes, nutrias gigantes, monos y aves exóticas. Recomiendo mínimo dos noches!!! Read all
Wunderbare lodge mit freundlichen Menschen. sehr persönliche guides, tolle Tourangebote und super kulinarische Verpflegung ! Wir wurden herzlichst von Caesar empfangen und unser guide JuanJo hat uns phantastische Dinge gezeigt. Wir können die lodge nur wärmstens empfehlen! Read all
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